The end of 2013: leaving Decatur behind

Kira Hynes, Carpe Diem staff
May 15, 2013
Filed under Student Life

As 2013 comes to a close, that bittersweet feeling of “the end” starts to greet those in transition. For many seniors, leaving Decatur is like leaving their forever-home, being the close-knit community it’s notorious as. “Being in such a tight community, it’s like that feeling like someone... Read more »

Decatur Farm to School summer internship

Meredith Broyles, Carpe Diem staff
May 6, 2013
Filed under Student Life

Mist blankets the crops as the sun starts to peek through the clouds. A rusty old sign, hanging on the fence, reads “no pesticides.” Looking out, you see life within the fields, dew forming on their leaves. The 1.5 acres at Gaia Gardens is small yet utilized to the fullest, stretching the full potential... Read more »

Below the surface

Acacia Scott, Carpe Diem staff
April 23, 2013
Filed under Student Life, Top Stories

Not many people dare to delve far below the ocean’s surface. Even prepared with the proper self-contained underwater breathing apparatus (s.c.u.b.a.), most people opt for the less risky exploration above sea level. Decatur students Cali Katz, Alex Gottardy and Tyler Smith dauntlessly chose to become... Read more »

Team Paula

Madeleine McCarthy, Carpe Diem staff
April 3, 2013
Filed under Student Life

She stumbles. She can’t remember. She’s having trouble moving. She’s been walking for over two hours, and her muscles ache unbearably. She has to sit down. She sees the looks on peoples’ faces as they attempt to figure it out. She knows what those people think, but she’s not stupid or a klutz.... Read more »

Morgan Saylor is a Homeland hero

Zoey Laird and Lucy Phipps-Kaye, Carpe Diem staff
April 3, 2013
Filed under Student Life, Top Stories

Audience members erupt into laughter watching Saturday Night Live comedian Nasim Pedrad impersonate Dana Brody from the TV show “Homeland.” Unlike Pedrad, the actress that plays Dana isn’t an adult. She has no need for extensions to make her hair long, and she doesn’t get paid to be funny. No... Read more »

Cast members reflect on spring play

Michael Davenport & Madeline Rock, DEC Crew
March 27, 2013
Filed under Multimedia, Student Life, Student Life, Video

Watch the video below to see some of the cast members of the spring play, Anything Goes, share their experiences. [vimeo 62813975 nolink]

Student dances to stay in shape

Nadia Berry & Morgan Johnson, DEC Crew
March 27, 2013
Filed under Multimedia, Student Life, Student Life, Top Stories, Video

Childhood obesity is a national problem and a focus of first lady Michelle Obama’s. Sophomore Ke’ilah Bailey actually travels around Georgia with her dance crew to promote healthy living for overweight children. You may recognize the group’s choreographer, Jason Croom, from the TV show America’s... Read more »

Ultimate frisbee team soars

Henry Schunk, DEC Crew
March 22, 2013
Filed under Featured Multimedia, Multimedia, Student Life, Student Life, Video

Decatur’s Ultimate Frisbee Team is starting another season; hear how they got their startup, and their goals for the future. [vimeo 61733950 nolink]

Soaring solo

Claudia Tansey, Carpe Diem staff
March 15, 2013
Filed under Student Life, Top Stories

Sophomore Kaitlin Kemp has never fit the status quo. “I’m not preoccupied with making sense as much as having fun,” Kemp said. Kemp has never had a problem with expressing her eclectic personality through unique hobbies and interests. This quiet yet adventurous fiddler adores Celtic music... Read more »

Martial artist trains mind, body, and spirit

Mollie-Emma O'Neil, DEC Crew
March 13, 2013
Filed under Featured Multimedia, Multimedia, Student Life, Student Life, Video

Sophomore Lexi Ritter has been involved in Cuong Nhu for almost nine years now. She has her brown belt, but had to go through both the youth and adult curriculum to achieve her level of skill now. [vimeo 61733717 nolink]